google wave (want an invite?)...

so i recently got myself into google wave.  they gave me a handful of invitations which i could give out to my friends and family.  unfortunately, most of my friends and family aren't exactly tech savvy and have never heard of google wave, let alone ever understand exactly what it does.

for my part wave seems cool.  not so much for me though.  see, as it turns out it's much more appropriate for business types and other folks who need to collaborate on projects.  might it be a cool thing to plan gramps' surprise 80th birthday party?  sure!  in all honesty though, its doubtful it'll see prominent usage amongst family units.  at least not for a decade or so, when the toddlers of today are the teens of tomorrow.

that said, i was able to pass out a few invites to folks i know.  yay!  i get to play on wave!

but...and this is a good but if you want to play on wave too...i had a few invites left over.  in fact, it looks like they gave me another batch.  so i've got a few to give away.  at least 5.  probably more. 

want one?  cool!  willing to work for it?  even better!

i'll give out one invite to a random person who comments on this post.  yup, click the link down there, leave a comment and i might pick you.  if you're the only one who comments, you win!  so say hi and then tell all your friends never to come here!  if there's more than 1 commenter, i'll just point my finger at my screen and the one it points at wins.

i'll give out two invites (separate, meaning there will be two winners of one invite) to anyone who has a blog and links to me.  yup, throw a "thatguyoverthere.com" link on your site and you might just get one.  if you do that, you should probably comment to let me know it's there.  that way you get two chances!

and third, i'll give out two invites (again two separate winners of one invite) to the two best short stories on the subject of "how i will use google wave to take over the world."  be funny, be interesting, or hell be truthful and warn the world in advance of your plans.  i'd venture to say "giving chris an island filled with redheads" wouldn't be a bad first thing to do (after all, i did give you your invite). 

you can write your story in the comments (giving you two entries), write your story on your own blog and let me know it's there (giving two entries), or write your story on your own blog, include a link to my blog, and tell me it's there in the comments which will give you three chances to win. 

sound simple enough?  cool. 

lets figure all entries need to be done by saturday (december 5) by the time i write the post i normally write on saturdays (usually around 6 pm eastern).  i'll announce the winners in that post as an excuse to get out of writing anything interesting.

since no one ever plays in my contests, i reserve the right to drop an invite to any and everyone i choose.  also, i guess i should say this to cover my ass, i will nominate any and all winners for an invite promptly.  when you receive said invite from the powers that be at google is up to them.

Comments

[emily]

hey, i'd really like an invite to google wave. so i posted a link to your site on my blogroll on my blog. here's the link to prove it! I'd really appreciate it to be chosen for an invite!! thanks and keep up the good blogs! http://eroseman23.wordpress.com/

[Everyone's Favourite Canadian]

To be honest, I've never heard of Google Wave and have no idea what, if anything, I would use it for, so please don't count this as an official entry.

Anyhow, I was wondering if any Americans watch the Grey Cup. I guess you could call it the Canadian Super Bowl. There's no trophy, but every member of the winning team gets a free breakfast at Denny's.

A few years ago, I was working at a liquor store. We had a few televisions in the store to build on a sports theme (if you always have a game or two on television, they will come). On Grey Cup morning, when everyone in town was buying their Grey Cup beer, the other person working with me insisted on watching the Golden Girls. Seriously. Instead of the pre-show for one of the country's biggest sporting events, our customers were treated to Blanche's latest fling and Sofia's digestive troubles or whatever the hell was going on that day.

Sorry, got off track. I don't usually get around to watching the Grey Cup, but I caught the last quarter this year. The good guys (ie. anyone but Montreal) were winning by 2 with 6 seconds on the clock. They took a penalty for too many men on the field to put the Alouettes (yes, as in that annoying French children's song...or do Americans grow up without having to memorize that in school?) within easy field goal range. Of all the stupid ways to blow the biggest game of the year. Looks like those All-American Slams are going to the Frenchies (yes, Denny's Canada sells French Toast, Belgian Waffle, and All-American Slams...no mention of Canada on the menu, though).

[Mik]

I had to Google it to check it out, I had heard the name but not what Google Wave does, looks good.

[Lauren]

Hi Cuca! It looks like fun and I want one! You have always been a link on my blog!

I would use google wave to take over the world by becoming the most... oh lets face it. you dont want to read anything i have to say!

I just saved you from a long story from me, dont you think I should be rewarded?

[chris]

so as it turns out, everybody wins!

@emily was by your blog and didn't see an email. lemme know where you want you invite, either shoot me a tweet @chrisocallahan or drop me an email xtgotx @ gmail dot com

@kev we don't need to learn a song about any alouettes, our second language is spanish, so we get la cucaracha.would the slams at denny's be more appetzing if they were "all-canadian?" that doesn't even flow right. you want a denny's enjoy your american slam!

@mik hope you enjoy the wave sir, if you didn't get a stack of invites yourself and want anyone else to pop in, lemme know

@lauren thank you for entering the contest cousin. why you didn't say you wanted one when i mentioned i had em on my facebook is beyond me. shoot me your email addy because in all my trying i've not been able to find it. also would ya want one for vince? send me his email too.

i find it amazing that even though i was logged into type pad and hit reply from my console that i'm going to have to add my name at the bottom of this as if it isn't my damn site...

[Everyone's Favourite Canadian]

Ah yes, the thirsty cockroach who possesses insufficient lemonade for traveling purposes, if I remember correctly.

At any rate, that still puts it a few steps above a song about ripping all of the feathers off of a live bird.

As for an All-Canadian Slam, I've spent way too much time trying to figure out what four items would comprise such a dish. The best guess I can come up with would be pea soup, bannock, poutine, and a beaver tail dessert. I'm not sure that would be too inspirational for our Grey Cup teams, though. Probably best to stick to the two orders of bacon and two orders of sausage, or whatever it is that's in an All-American Slam.

[hotel tuerkei]

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